Michigan family claims 11-year-old became severely ill after eating Wendys: lawsuit [Video]

GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The family of an 11-year-old Michigan girl is suing a Wendy’s franchise owner for $20 million, alleging the child became severely ill after eating a meal from the fast-food restaurant.

Aspen Lamfers’ parents told Nexstar’s WOOD that she was perfectly healthy, excelled at several sports and thrived in the classroom before a visit to a Wendy’s in Jenison changed everything.

“It’s almost a miracle she survived,” said the family’s attorney, Tom Worsfold.

After her team’s softball practice in August 2022, the 11-year-old girl went to the restaurant and ordered a hamburger, chicken nuggets and fries. A few days later, her family said she had abdominal cramps, diarrhea and blood in her stool. She was hospitalized with an E. coli infection, which later turned into hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), attacking her kidneys.

Her family said she was admitted to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, but her condition …